Karnataka

Rebel Kaviraj to take on BJP candidate Anand Singh in Vijayanagar

7:16 pm November 16, 2019

Bengaluru: More trouble is brewing for the BJP in Karnataka with another rebel Kaviraj Urs filing nominations as an independent to take on the party candidate Anand Singh in Vijayanagar assembly constituency in Ballari. The development comes days after the Supreme Court gave partial relief to the 17 disqualified MLAs by allowing them to contest […]

7 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, CM briefs opposition

Cong leader says Yediyurappa being “humiliated” by BJP, invites him to join his party

8:09 pm November 8, 2019

Bengaluru: Alleging that Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa was being “humiliated” by the BJP high command, state Congress Working President Eshwar Khandre on Friday invited him to join the party. Khandre was reacting to a question about him joining the BJP on getting an offer. “That question will not arise at all. Let Yediyurappa […]

Five pilgrims killed in road mishap in Maharashtra

4:28 pm November 8, 2019

Mumbai: At least five pilgrims returning from the temple town of Pandharpur were killed in a road accident in Maharashtra’s Solapur district on Friday, police said. Three others were injured in the mishap which occurred in the early hours when the private vehicle carrying a group of pilgrims collided with a speeding tractor on Pandharpur […]

Former Karnataka Minister Vaijanath Patil dies

6:18 pm November 2, 2019

Bengaluru: Prominent social leader and former minister Vaijanath Patil died at a private hospital here on Saturday following prolonged illness. He was 81 and is survived by wife, three sons and two daughters, family sources said. Hailing from Bidar, the octogenarian leader was suffering from age-related health problems for quite some time. In his political […]

Rahul extends wishes on statehood day

2:15 pm November 1, 2019

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday wished people of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry on their statehood day. He said the support and progress of every state has helped form India and asked all to take a pledge to make states prosperous. The Congress leader also said that the […]